Close to Ink Blue
#333353
#333353 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 20% green, and 32.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #333353.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.07:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.07:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.74:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #333353 as they’d see it.
#333353 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #333353
What color is #333353?
#333353 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 20% green, and 32.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #333353 in RGB?
#333353 is rgb(51, 51, 83): 51 red, 51 green, and 83 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #333353 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(39, 39, 0, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #333353?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #333353?
Its complement #373817 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.